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whippersnapper
whip·per·snap·per [ wíppər snàppər, hwíppər snàppər ] (plural whip·per·snap·pers)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody insignificant and outspoken: an impudent and unimportant person, especially somebody who is young ( dated )

[Late 17th century. Origin ?]
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